City of Steam: Arkadia

You might have already heard that City of Steam is closing, and that's true – payment service has already been suspended, and game servers will close down for good on JANUARY 31st, 2016. It was a tough decision to make, but the browser game space is changing rapidly, we have to take this step.

We really want to thank the community for your years of support, and there are a few ways we're planning to do that:

1) All City of Steam players will receive 30,000 Electrum per day until server shutdown. There's still time to upgrade your characters to their utmost potential, and to try things you've never thought of before, be sure to enjoy!

2) You may have heard about our new title, Heroes of Skyrealm . All City of Steam players will automatically secure an exclusive in-game bonus pack for Heroes of Skyrealm at release. Just make sure to copy down your character name and server info, then we'll send you a code to help you get started on your new adventure. If you haven't checked out the previews on the Heroes of Skyrealm Facebook page yet, you are welcomed to drop by at any time!

3) Even though Heroes of Skyrealm is an independent project, and Skyrealm is its own world, the influence of the World Machine can still be felt. Meet Servo!

Forged in the heart of the Nexan Republic, this toiler is one of the 30 characters that give Heroes of Skyrealm its name. He's a new take on an old favorite, and a natural addition to any 3-character team.

From all of us at Mechanist, thank you for your loyalty, feedback, and support over the past six years. We couldn't have made Heroes of Skyrealm without you, and we hope you'll find a place in this new world!

It’s been an amazing ride. We can’t believe it’s been over six years – from the first days of early prototypes, to sharing alpha builds with a growing worldwide audience, to opening landmarks like the Refuge, the Founders’ Annex, the Vault, and Arkadia itself.

Support from our fans has guided us from the very beginning. Without you, we might never have made it through the Steam Greenlight process, which led to our widest release in 2014.

But we’re sorry to say that this chapter of The New Epoch is coming to an end. A number of factors went into this decision, the decline of Unity support in the browser is one of them – Google Chrome no longer supports NPAPI plugins like the Unity Webplayer, and Microsoft's next browser, Edge, won't either.

Suspension of payment services for City of Steam on all platforms will start on Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 (00:00AM EST, 06:00AM, CET), and full server shutdown will follow two to three weeks after that. In the meantime, though, the game will continue to run as usual.

But even though City of Steam is closing, Mechanist’s spirit of adventure is alive and well – and we encourage CoS fans to check out our upcoming mobile action RPG, Heroes of Skyrealm (https://www.facebook.com/HeroesofSkyrealm/). Set in an all-new world, Heroes of Skyrealm challenges players to build a team of over 25 legendary heroes to fight evil from a fully upgradeable aerial fortress.

How does having your own airship sound? Soon, you’ll be able to do just that – and with single-player missions, real-time online co-op, and a full array of PvP modes, the gameplay possibilities are nearly endless. Previews have already begun on our Facebook page, but there’s so much more to come!

To everyone who has enjoyed City of Steam over the years: thank you. We've learned a lot over the past six years about what makes MMOs work, and the Mechanist community has been a huge part of that.

And as we move on to the next adventure, we’ll always remember where we came from – and we hope you’ll join us.

The annual Steam Summer Sales just kicked off for about a week, the Steam gamer carnival is indeed the best chance for all to fill up the wishlist.

We’re glad to announce that all Steam Bundles selling on the Store Page have become part of this. Started from June 11th, all CoS players can get Purple Bundle, Orange Bundle, Solid Gold Bundle and Ultra Diamond at $4.99, $9.99, $24.99 and $39.99 respectively, this special promotion will be available during the whole Summer Sales campaign.

If you are new to City of Steam:Arkadia or not aware of the promo yet, please visit the following URLs to get more info:

City of Steam: Arkadia will be temporarily offline beginning at 8:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 27th. This downtime includes the game, as well as the website and forums, in order to migrate the server and perform overall maintenance on the data to optimize your gaming experience.

Please understand that such a process can take a lengthy time to complete, and thus the maintenance team estimates that we will be offline almost the entire day.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this will cause, and plan to send out a compensation package to all players.

The third Monday in January marks a special day to celebrate the hard-earned diversity, it’s all for one freedom fighter and dream pursuer – Martin Luther King Jr, so make sure to make THIS DAY a day on, not a day off, and we’re pleased to announce that hosts of events have been planned for the annual MLK Day, let’s roll them out:

One-day 50% Recharge Bonus

Always the best opportunity to store up Electrum, the bonus is great! Starting from 00:00 server time January 19th, players who power their character up will receive 50% more E as bonus, no-strings-attached. As always, the bonus will be valid for all dedicated players of our platform partners. All Nexan citizens will have 1 day to enjoy the generous bonus!

Battling for the Paramount Shield

The Paramount Shield is definitely some awesome component for all CoS players. Missed out the chance to get the shiny and rare Golden Battlegear at the New Year Party? Here is the chance to shine with another one! All those who power up during the MLK Day will have the opportunity to boost everything up.

MLK Day Special Packs

In addition to all above great bonus, players on both US and EU servers will get a special pack to celebrate MLK Day, check out the item list:

The free pack will be mailed out before the events wrapped up on Tuesday.

50% Off for Electrum Goods

It’s some great opportunity to store up in-game resources. Players who purchase Resources, Cosmetics, Pets and other Consumables in the next 24 hours can save 50% Electrum or Bound Electrum. Be sure to grab anything you need before the chance slips away.

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